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    CV -4 8 x 30 Digital Camera Binocular ®[...]

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    Contents Quick Start ........................................................................................ 4 Features ............................................................................................ 7 Introduction........................................................................................ 9 How to Use Y our Binocular.....[...]

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    Quick Start T urn on camera. Press and hold down the Menu b utton f or 3 seconds. P oint at something interesting and press the Shutter button. Y ou’ve taken a picture! 2 Install 2 AAA batteries. (Not included.) 1 4 Select the Still Camera Mode. Press the Men u button. Use the Right and Left buttons to mo v e the selection bo x ov er the DSC (Dig[...]

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    5 Quick Start Select the Flashback Mode. Press the Men u b utton. Use the Right or Left b utton to move the selection bo x ov er the Flashback icon. Press the Men u b utton to enter Flashback mode . Press the Shutter button again to stop recor ding. CaptureView has recorded only the last 10 seconds of the activity . See F LASHBACK , S UGGESTED U SE[...]

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    Quick Start Sit bac k and relax a min ute . If using Windows 98ME or higher , CaptureView automatically installs on your PC . No dr ivers are needed. If using Windows 98SE or lower , dr ivers must be installed on your PC and can be f ound on the included CD-Rom. Enjoy y our photos. Open Ulead Photo Express to view , edit and pr int y our pictures .[...]

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    7 Features Fig. 1: T op View 1. Ey epieces 2. Up Button 3. Down Button 4. Left Button 5. Right Button 6. Shutter 7. Men u Button (P ower) 8. LCD 9. Barrel 10. Camera Lens 11. Focus Ring 12. Objective Lens 13. Diopter Scale Fig. 2: Rear View 14. Batter y compar tment tab 15. Batter y Compar tment 16. Binocular Focus Knob (on underside) j g b I 1) 1![...]

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    Features 8 Fig. 3: Front View 10. Camer a Lens 11. Focus Ring 17. Far F ocus indicator 18. Near F ocus indicator Fig. 4: Inside Battery Compartment 19. USB Port 20. SD Card Port 21. Slots f or Batter ies (battery polar ity indicated) 1! 1) 1* 1& 2) 1( 2! Fig. 3 Fig. 4[...]

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    9 Introduction Congratulations on purchasing a Simmons ® CaptureVie w ® CV -4. CV -4 is an 8 x 30mm full-featured binocular . It is integrated with a waterproof digital camera that requires no film to capture pictures or video . This manual is designed to quickly guide you through the operation of y our CaptureView CV -4. For best results, tak e [...]

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    Adjust Eye Relief Adjust the Barrels Y ou will need to adjust the barrels as the distance betw een your e yes is usually different than the distance between another person’ s ey es. If you wear e yeglasses , fold down the rubber ey ecups and hold the ey epieces up against your glasses. Using Y our Binocular If you w ant to ... Do this... Fold do [...]

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    11 Using Y our Binocular Focus the Binocular 1. Set the Diopter Scale on underside of CaptureView at its center point between “+” and “-. ” 2. Choose an object (such as a telephone pole) that is at least 50 feet (15m.) a wa y . 3. Looking with only y our left eye , rotate the Focus Knob until the object y ou are vie wing is focused. 4. Look[...]

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    CV -4 is water proof and seals in the electronics, batteries, memory card and USB por t. Howe ver , this means that you will need to install the batteries and SD or MMC card, and carefully seal the compartment to ensure water proofing. Seal Y our Camera 12 Insert Batteries, Install SD or MMC Card and Seal waterpr oof compartment 1. T o open the bat[...]

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    13 CaptureView has three modes: Menu, Previe w (Still, Movie and Flashbac k) and Playbac k. Use the Preview mode Select the Menu mode Select the Playbac k mode When you first turn on the camera or when you e xit the Menu mode, the Preview mode is operational and the LCD screen displays a liv e image. The Pre vie w mode has three options to choose f[...]

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    T urn on Camera Display Menus Move the Red Selection Bo x through the Menus Select a Menu or Menu Option Go Back to the Last Displa yed Menu Exit the Menus or the Playbac k Mode Press and hold the Menu button f or 3 seconds to turn on the camera. Press the Menu button to displa y the menus. Press the Left button to tur n off the display screen. Pre[...]

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    15 Select Near or Far Focus 1. Press and hold down the Mode button f or 3 seconds to turn on the camera. 2. The binocular can be focused using the focus knob . Howe ver , the camera can be set to Near or F ar focus using the focus ring, and is not aff ected by the focus knob . 3. T o set the Near focus: P osition CaptureView so that y ou are lookin[...]

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    CaptureView perf orms best under good lighting conditions. T ake some time to practice capturing still pictures and video . T ake a Still Picture 1. Press and hold the Menu b utton for 3 to 5 seconds to turn on the camera. P oint the binoculars and images will appear on the LCD . 2. Press the Men u button again and a menu screen displa ys on the LC[...]

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    Capture Video 1. Press and hold the Menu b utton for 3 to 5 seconds to turn on the camera. P oint the binoculars and images will appear on the LCD . 2. Press the Menu b utton again and a menu screen displa ys on the LCD . Use the Right or Left button to mo ve the red selection box o ver the Mo vie option. Press the Men u button to select the Movie [...]

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    Other Menu Options If you w ant to ... Do this... 18 For e xample, y ou may w ant to record a baseball pitcher throwing a pitch: 1. Select the Settings menu and press the Menu button. 2. Select the Flashback P er iod submen u and press the Menu button. Select 10 seconds and press the Men u b utton. 3. Select Back. Press the Menu button. 4. Select F[...]

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    Other Menu Options Some suggestions f or using Flashback 19 Let’ s say y our daughter is on the varsity bask etball team. And r ight now , she’ s dr ib bling down the court. Y ou’d lik e to capture her patented hook shot on video . This is a job for Flashbac k. Select Flashback with a recording period of 10 seconds and press the shutter butto[...]

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    20 Playbac k Images Note: A counter appears at the upper left. If the counter reads 3/5, for e xample, it means the third of fiv e items . A movie counts as one item. T o playback y our captured images: 1. T o see the image(s) that you hav e captured, mov e the selection box to the Playbac k menu (the right pointing triangle icon) and press the Men[...]

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    21 If you w ant to ... Do this... • While in Playbac k mode, press the Up and Down down b uttons to zoom in on a still image on the display . • Once the z oom le v el is g reater than “1, ” press the Right or Left button to activ ate the panning mode. The zoom le vel indicator displays in the lo wer right-hand cor ner of the LCD when you ar[...]

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    22 Use Other Playbac k Options Besides playing bac k images and video , the Playbac k menu provides other options: Delete Last Image, Delete All Images and F ormat. Delete Last Ima ge Delete All Images Format Storage Media • While in Playbac k mode, press the Menu button once to displa y Playbac k setting submenus. • Select “Bac k” to exit [...]

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    Playback Options Change Resolution 1. Use the Right or Left b utton to mov e the selection box o ver the Resolution menu (the "2M" icon) and press the Menu button to display . 2. Use the Right or Left button to mo v e the selection box to the desired Resolution option. Press the Menu button to select the option. The main menu displa ys ag[...]

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    24 • Select “A uto” to allow CaptureVie w to automatically select dark-light exposure of the image . Nor mally , you will use this setting. This is the default setting. • Select “Cloudy” to compensate for the changing light condition of a cloudy da y . • Select “Fluorescent” when inside a b uilding with fluorescent lighting. • S[...]

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    25 • Mov e the selection box o ver the Settings Menu icon and press the Menu button to displa y the Settings submenus. 1. Choose the Time and Date icon to set the current time and date . Use the Right and Left buttons to scroll through the settings on each line of the cloc k menu. 2. Press the Men u b utton once the desired setting is display ed.[...]

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    26 • Choose this icon to turn the beep on or off. • Select “Normal” for capturing images without any eff ects. • Select “Classical” to add a sepia tint to the images you capture . • Select “Blac k and White” to capture images in blac k and white. • Choose the Info Displa y icon and select On to display the icons of the menu op[...]

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    27 • Choose the Date Stamp icon and then select “On” to record the date stamp (the current time and date) while taking still pictures. The date appears in the lower right corner of all pictures . • Choose the Date Stamp icon and then select “Off ” when you do not wish to record the date stamp . • Choose the Flick er icon and then sele[...]

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    28 • Y ou are downloading pictures or video to a PC. • An SD card is in the camera. T o load or eject memor y card: Press the card in and release when you hear a clic k. The card may be read b y an y flash card reader . By using a flash card reader , you can also download y our images to a Macintosh using an OS earlier than 9.0 or to a Unix sys[...]

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    29 Installing Software If you w ant to ... Do this... 1. Insert supplied CD Rom into your PC’ s drive. 2. A splash screen displa ys. Click on “Ulead Photo Express. ” 3. F ollow on-screen instructions. 4. After you clic k “Finish, ” the Ulead Photo Express icon appears on your desktop . 5. Double-clic k the icon to launch the program. Y ou[...]

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    CV -4 is designed to be used by the spor tsperson, boater or casual user in an environment in which e xposure to water , such as rain, mist, splashing and so f or th, might be a possibility . Howev er , it is not designed to take pictures underw ater nor is it intended for an y application underwater . In other words, it is intended to be resistant[...]

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    The included CD ROM contains other softw are programs by Ulead that will assist y ou in editing your images , allow you to transf er images to email, and provide y ou with other useful functions. Ulead Photo Express ® , Photo Explorer , and Cool 360 ™ , and CaptureView Manager are proprietary programs, and ma y not be sold, licensed or distribut[...]

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    32 Care of Y our CaptureView 1. Remov e dust or stains with a soft cloth dampened with water or neutral detergent. K eep in a dr y , cool dust-free environment or a container when it is not being used. Do not spra y liquid cleaners directly onto LCD . Using only gentle pressure, wipe the LCD with a slightly dampened cleaning cloth. 2. A void droppi[...]

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    Binocular power 8X Binocular objective lens diameter 30mm Binocular optical design F olding roof prism, fully-coated Binocular close focus 16 ft. Camera Field of view (diagonal) 7.9° Binocular field of view 367 ft. at 1000 yds. Image capture resolution 1280 x 1024 (1.3 megapixel), 1600 x1200 (2.0 megapixel) 2048 x1536 (3.0 megapixel, interpolated)[...]

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    34 SIMMONS BINOCULAR/DIGIT AL CAMERA LIMITED W ARRANTY Every Simmons binocular/digital camera is warranted b y Simmons Outdoor Cor poration (“Simmons”) to be free of defects in materials and workmanship for a period of ONE YEAR from the date of or iginal purchase in the U .S.A. and Canada. At its option, Simmons will repair or replace the produ[...]

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    82-243-01020 v1.0 08/04A Simmons Outdoor Corporation 6001 OAK CANYON, IRVINE, CALIFORNIA 92618 J (949) 451-1450 J www.simmonsoptics.com[...]